Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-20

cash $50 asked; May 37Jlc bid; June S73<c bid;
July SI5tc asked to 35e, closing at Sc; August
Sss 0ie M 5% other options eT
neal active $ IS. W5sEy steady a}fS, at YI j.
P P6GySd e du ga and M heavy all round.
Lard So 4566 so. Dry salt meats, boxed, shoul-
deIs s. so; long clears 81 I23l clear RIBS 81 goa
J %; short cle.r - 80 Bacon-Boxed
clear RIBS 81 S71za7 s.; short clears So iO6s %.
Hams steady at Sl1 25Gl4 90. Afternoon
board-Wheat easier; June 4alsi7Sci July
| Sl3sc; August SOFA Corn quiet; July 3775c.
Oats steady.
! CHICAGO, ILL, May 1s.-PrevaiIlng condi-
lions to day at opening were much the same as
Yesterday Gables report were drn, aod re
ported an upward tendency in wheat al Liver
pool. The crowd were undecided at the open
! ing, and prices were higher than the close of
Yesterday. June started at sec, but the major
ity of the crowd were disposed to sell. Prtces
| iluc uated rapid Y In the first few minutes
but kept on the down side of S9c for June. now
ever. 1t was not allowed to go below SSs5c A
half hour after the session opened few OF the
boldest traders in The pit started in to end
where the bottom of the market really was
They commenced offering June wheat st an &c
or &C below the market Whom they started
June WAS SS5Sc, and when they stopped the
market was S72S SSSc. To accomplish THIS break
of over &c they did not dispose # over 50 COO or
10000 bushels all told. This very plainly
demonstrated that the clique was standing
from under for the time, and was allowing
the market to take Its own course
At about SSc June wheat found bottom igurcs
and also little support from the crowd but the
clique left 1t severely alone. Trading De tween
1880 and noon was very dull, and prices
also prevailed during the afternoon
session, and June wheat closed at sl:aSsl &C.
Corn was weak q. the opening, July starting
at II &C and sold o 4lG4l1Ic In the first hours
trading, and afterward in sympathy WITH wheat
declined to 4034C for July. 1t ranged between
III noN1.-
option. Provisions opened a fraction lower.
July ribs started at 81 2T5{, sold down to = -
and later, In sympathy with wheat declined to
81 20. During the day, howey Ell, they recovered
somewhat, and July ribs closed at s. -
July lard opened at s6 s24, continued weak
during the balance OF session, and closed at
50 10. The ], aiding futures closed IS follows.
Wheat No. 2 May s77Sc; June SS1lc; Jaiy
s51zc; August s3l{c. Corn-No. ,, May 8 &c;
June 394c; July 4lc; August Hzsc. Mess
pork-May and June S2l 80 Lard-May Sc 62l5:
June S6 IS; July So %; August 50 S. short
RIBS, per 100 pounds May and June s. 10;
July 81 223z August 81 325s. Cash quotations.
Flour-Prices firm and unchanged; No. spring
wheat size; No. red S73Ic; No. , corn 5 a
5S2lc. Mess pork S2l so. Lard So 62:, Short
ribs sides llOosel s. 6Oa5 20; short clear sides
tbOXei) 81 5OG7 55
NEW YORK, MAY IS-Flour-AIarket firm anC
unchanged Wheat, spot lots = nc lower and
active; options opened about ste dy later they
ruled easier and declined = sc, closing heavy
at bottom rates ejaculation moderately active;
spot No red g67 C at store and elevator Msy
963s G97c, closing at 9634c; June $3.50, closing
at s6bc; July 80 as l5-l6c, closing at 955 C;
August 921z093}sc, closing at 92Hc Corn
spot generally steady and moderately active
options Is a &C low and dull. closing heavy.
No. > May IA 94sc, closing 45zsc; July A.. q
4Sc closed 4SC; August IS IL I6d 49C closed 4gisC
Cott6e-SpOt fair; Rio strong at 1910;
Options active again and higher; sales 1913
bags; MAY 81 25Gl7 80: june 81 35Gi7 &c: July
Sl1 seals co.; August Sl7 T5GlS 10, ) ptem8er
81 9OolS 25i october SiSdlS S. November
SIS O5GIS 80; December SIS IjGIS 80; January
SIS goa TO; February SIS 80; March Sis 40,
April SIS 40GlS 80. Sugar steady with mOdgr-
ate Inquiry; MusCOvadO I iGC; refined quiet;
G. 4}6G4AC; extra G : s. d5C; white extra ia
47sc; yellow 4]5a4ltc; off a 5G5 ! Ice; mould
5L.c; standard \ 5-16C; cOnfectiOneIs' 4
3 9-l605&c; cut loaf and crushed 61-l6G6i,c;
powdered so acc; granulated 90 ltOG5Ac5
cubes steady mOlasses sugar &c; centrifugal
jtsc. MOlasses quiet and firm. Pork quiet
and generally steady; mess ) 2jGl5 30; old
SIS 500 90. New cut meats firm. Lard sal
points lower and moderately active. Spot quo
tatiOns: June So 9SG7 CO., July 81 O6Gs %.